Method for sealing jelly, preserves, or the like in containers, and product for such use



M. GRANT May 23, 1933.

METHOD FOR SEALING JELLY, PRESERVES, OR THE LIKE IN CONTAINERS, AND PRODUCT FOR SUCH USE Filed June 12, 1929 IIII 1| nnnnnnnnn INVENTOR.

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Patented May 23, 1933 'UNITED'STATES PATENT OFFICE MARGARET GRANT, OF AKRON, OHIO METHOD FOR SEALING JELLY, PRESERVES, OR THE LIKE IN CONTAINERS, AND PRODUCT FOR SUCH USE Application filed June 12,

This invention relates to methods for sealing jelly, preserves or the like in containers and to a product composed of a sealing substance capable of effective use in the performance of the method.

It has heretofore been proposed by the present inventor to provide a method. for sealing jelly, preserves or the like, comprising placing a quantity of a sealing substance l of low melting point and low specific gravity in the bottom of a container and pouring the jelly while hot therein to melt the sealing substance whereby it will float to the surface of the elly.

775 It has been discovered that a mass of paraffin of perforated form to provide a greater area of contact with the hot jelly provides an effective product for carrying out the above method. It has also been found that an objection by certain users to the passing of parafiin through the body of the jelly can be overcome by dropping a mass of paraflin of perforated formation in the jelly while hot so as to melt quickly on the top of the hot jelly.

The above invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing and described more fully below. It is to be understood that the V invention is not limited to the specific form thereof shown and described.

Of the accompanying drawing,

Figure 1 is a diametrical vertical section through a container of hot jelly onto the surface of which a mass of paraffin has been is placed.

Figure 2 is a similar View showing the jelly after it has cooled with a sealing layer of paraffin formed thereon; and

m Figure 3 is a perspective view of a mass of paraffin of the preferred perforate formation.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral designates a suitable container for jelly, prev serves, etc., and the numeral 11 indicates jelly therein. The jelly 11 is poured into the container while hot, and a mass of paraffin or the like 12, preferably being perforate as at 13 is dropped into the hot jelly and floats on the surface thereof.

The heat of the jelly melts the mass of 1929. Serial No. 370,183.

paraffin which forms a layer 14 of paraffin on the surface of the jelly. The jelly and the paraflin layer cool together and an effective seal is thus formed.

Due to the perforate form of the mass of paraifin, the heat of the jelly acts on it both from the outside and from within, quickly melting it so that it distributes effectively over the jelly as a melted layer before the jelly cools.

It will be apparent that the use of a perforate mass of paraffin is an improvement also in the practice of the prior method of pouring the jelly over the mass. Frequently it was found that an imperforate mass of parafiin in the bottom of the container would not be entirely liquefied before the jelly cooled, and consequently Was trapped in the bottom of the container when the jellying of the jelly occurred.

Modifications of the invention may be resorted to without departing from the spirit thereof or the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is 1. A method for sealing jelly or the like in containers, comprising pouring the jelly in the containers while hot and dropping a vertically perforate mass of material of low melting point and low specific gravity onto the hot jelly to melt and form a sealing layer thereon.

2. A mass of paraffin for use in sealing jelly or the like in a container, said mass being formed with a bore therethrough so that in use the hot jelly Will readily melt the mass from both inside and outside.

MARGARET GRANT. 

